A mutant virus strand found in the scorching Yellowstone supervolcano pools that could cure cancer has been found to survive the most extreme heats, scientists warned. A scientist who has dedicated seven years of her life to studying viruses thriving in the Yellowstone Hayden Valley claims to have come across a potentially game-changing discovery. Deep in the bubbling hot springs of the Yellowstone supervolcano, Montana State (MSU) researcher,

Rebecca Hochstein says she has found a new resilient form of the pathogen. Ms Hochstein came across her startling findings in an 80ºC (176ºF) degree pool, where she unearthed a mysterious lemon-shaped virus strand. Her findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America – the official scientific journal of the National Academy of Sciences. READ MORE